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originally posted by: Lady_Tuatha
I went ahead and found some of the offending sign pics from South Korea
from a restaurant in South Korea
linky
the establishment apologized the next day with a new sign.. They must not have expected such a backlash.
originally posted by: new_here
originally posted by: soficrow
a reply to: Daavid
Whether or not you choose to recognize the problem, Ebola-psychosis IS manifesting as racism, and fueling anti-immigration bias. The fact that 75% of Ebola victims are women is another issue.
Well, not in my heart it isn't. I was shocked and dismayed that two Ebola incubators (the doc & aide worker) were flown to Emory. I could care less how much melanin is in the cells of their skin. My ONLY concern was the virus they were harboring.
originally posted by: soficrow
originally posted by: new_here
originally posted by: soficrow
a reply to: Daavid
Whether or not you choose to recognize the problem, Ebola-psychosis IS manifesting as racism, and fueling anti-immigration bias. The fact that 75% of Ebola victims are women is another issue.
Well, not in my heart it isn't. ....
You mean, The fact that 75% of Ebola victims are women is another issue. ....?
[btw - This thread is about Europe's response. ...?]
originally posted by: Daavid
a reply to: soficrow
You are aware the EU are putting millions into fighting this outbreak in africa.
EU and Ebola
Also, white people have been detained amid concerns about the disease. In fact a Spanish priest died from it the other day. (he was quarantined as per normal (not racist) procedure). Just like the people in the OP, he displayed signs, so they quarantined him just the same, only this time, he did in fact have it.
Again, Im not saying this could not turn into a racist agenda. Just the points in the OP do not suggest it to me.....not yet.
originally posted by: new_here
originally posted by: soficrow
originally posted by: new_here
originally posted by: soficrow
a reply to: Daavid
Whether or not you choose to recognize the problem, Ebola-psychosis IS manifesting as racism, and fueling anti-immigration bias. The fact that 75% of Ebola victims are women is another issue.
Well, not in my heart it isn't. ....
You mean, The fact that 75% of Ebola victims are women is another issue. ....?
No I meant that it is not manifesting as Racism within my heart. I just learned of the 75% women infection rate, and I wasn't referring to that fact in my comment.
[btw - This thread is about Europe's response. ...?]
Ok. Was just using the Emory thing as an example, so to speak from personal experience, since I live 2 hours from there. So I will kindly bow out of your conversation like a good American. You know, it is all the same though. One big world. Have a nice day.
originally posted by: Daavid
Im pretty sure this is not racism. On one hand we have people saying we dont do enough to curb the spread. Now people are stating those who do take precautions are racist.
What do you suggest we do. Ignore ill black people as it could be regarded by some fools as being racist? The epidemic is mainly affecting countries with a black majority. How can it be racist when taking precautions in order to stop infecting millions of people.
This is a bit silly if you ask me. The racist callers are at it again. Only this time it could jeopardise the lives of millions.
I understand there may be some fools that will use it as an excuse to be racist. But ensuring ill people are in fact not contagious, is common sense to me, especially if those people show symptoms like the ones caused by Ebola, which the ones in the article do.
I know in the UK white people were quarantined even though they didnt have the disease.
originally posted by: soficrow
Lots of white people go to Africa to work and for vacation - but nobody's jumping all over them. Guess you didn't read the quote:
...any students of African origin would be required to have additional health certificates prior to starting school, though no requests were made of white children who may have been to Africa on summer vacations.
originally posted by: soficrow
a reply to: 8675309jenny
a reply to: karmicecstasy
The title is from the news source: Ebola Fueled Racism on the Rise in Europe.
An important warning, imho.
What both of us said had nothing to do with the article title. It has to do with people agreeing that these things happening are wrong. Theres no wrong-doing here, simply people taking precautions (and quite rightly-so)
...She visited Kenya, not one of the Ebola-hit Western African countries and her African background was enough to put a building under lock down.
This is not the only isolated case of Ebola-fueled racism in Europe. Such examples have been reported from other European countries. Take the case of the African man with a nosebleed in July. While shopping at a mall in Brussels earlier in July, the African man who had a nosebleed was hurried away for medical attention. The store he was in was sterilized even before he tested negative for signs of Ebola.
Yet another example is one about a woman who flew to London from Gambia (not one of the Ebola-hit Western African countries). She died after she fell ill from the flight. Examiners found no known symptoms of Ebola on her body to confirm if she came into contact with anyone affected by the disease during her time in Gambia.
Some Italian schools have taken this to the next level. African students are supposed to produce supplemental health certificates before starting school this year, although the same does not apply to while students who may may have visited Africa in the summer.